Something different
Today was another beautiful day of a perfect weekend…my husband and I enjoyed the sunshine and took advantage of the chance to work in the yard with this rare warm weather around here in May! This is more like July or August weather…and the nice thing is the forecast shows it to continue for a while! I’m loving it!! With all the yard work, I didn’t get much of a chance to photograph, but last night while we were enjoying dinner on the back deck, I did bring the camera out to try and photograph some birds in the yard…some were bathing in our rock fountain and others were just flying around from fence post to fence post. I did get a few that were not bad, but it was about 8 pm and the light was fairly low, so most weren’t quite as sharp as I would have liked. I also took a couple other random photos…a couple of our first clematis bloom of the year and some of a branch on our Japanese maple tree. It has been since I’ve gotten out to photograph the beauty that surrounds us and that felt good…I need more of that time!!
Tonight, after our work, we enjoyed another great dinner on the back deck. We found this recipe in the latest issue of Costco’s Connection magazine and it sounded good. Well, we LOVED it and it has been added to our collection and will definitely be made again during the summer. So, I thought I’d share the recipe with you…and if it sounds like something you might enjoy…I highly recommend it!
BLACK BEAN TACO SALAD
2 limes, juiced 6 cups shredded
romaine lettuce
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil 1 tomato, diced
2 tsp. cumin 20 whole-grain
2 cloves garlic, minced tortilla chips, crushed
Dash or two of salt ½ avocado
1 ¼ cup black beans, drained & rinsed
(or 6 ounces cooked, diced chicken breast)
Whisk together lime juice, oil, cumin, garlic and salt. Toss all ingredients together. Makes 2 servings.
**We used ¾ black beans and 1/3 diced chicken breast and combined the two. And instead of the whole grain tortilla chips, we made a tostada shell with a whole grain tortilla and served the salad in the bowl.
Have a great week and enjoy the sunshine…but remember your sunscreen!!